Spiritual Wisdom

"Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God." - 1 Corinthians 2:12

Being a Christian has a lot of advantages. It also has a lot of challenges. But one of the greatest things that we as Christians have received, apart from our salvation, is the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is through this Holy Spirit of God that we are able to recognize the amazing things that God does in our lives. Ask most nonbelievers, and they attribute the good things in their life to their hard work, their success, their accomplishments. However, they are missing the most essential gift of all. What a Christian believes is nonsense to the world. It is only by the wisdom of the Spirit that we are able to truly see this world in the same light that God sees it.

I have recently received what I consider to be an amazing gift from God. It might be temporary, it might be more permanent. There is absolutely no reason for me to have received this gift apart from the grace of God. The world might look at it from the worldly perspective that I have somehow earned it or deserve it. Through the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, I know better than that. I receive this gift with a thankful heart, knowing that God had great mercy and compassion on me, allowing me to experience His awesome power. To be able to see things from a spiritual perspective is in itself an amazing gift. May we always remember that by the power of the Holy Spirit we are able to catch a glimpse of life from God's perfect and almighty perspective.